Breton reference

Breton idioms and expressions

These fixed expressions are listed with their sourced English glosses. Usage notes are included where the source data records them. Each source is shown beside its entry.

  1. evel-just

    of course, naturally

    fixed adverbial idiom; do not lenite

    Source: Kervarker: evel-just (data/content/breton/idioms.json#evel-just)

  2. kavout a ra din

    I think, it seems to me

    formulaic opinion-marker

    Source: Kervarker: kavout (data/content/breton/idioms.json#kavout a ra din)

  3. war-c'horre

    above, on top

    Source: devri: war-c'horre (data/content/breton/idioms.json#war-c'horre)

  4. a-dreuz

    across, through

    Source: Kervarker: a-dreuz (data/content/breton/idioms.json#a-dreuz)

  5. war-lerc'h

    after, behind

    prepositional adverb; fixed form

    Source: Kervarker: war-lerc'h (data/content/breton/idioms.json#war-lerc'h)

  6. bremañ-souden

    in a moment, just now

    Source: Kervarker: bremañ-souden (data/content/breton/idioms.json#bremañ-souden)

  7. a-bep-eil

    alternately, by turns

    Source: Kervarker: a-bep-eil (data/content/breton/idioms.json#a-bep-eil)

  8. war ar marc'had

    moreover, on top of that

    literally 'on the market'

    Source: devri: marc'had (data/content/breton/idioms.json#war ar marc'had)

  9. dre vras

    roughly, in general

    soft mutation b to v after dre

    Source: Kervarker: dre vras (data/content/breton/idioms.json#dre vras)

  10. a-walc'h

    enough

    Source: Kervarker: a-walc'h (data/content/breton/idioms.json#a-walc'h)

  11. war ar maez

    in the countryside

    Source: Devri: maez (https://devri.bzh/recherche/?q=maez) (data/content/breton/idioms.json#war ar maez)

  12. war-eeun

    directly, straight ahead

    Source: Kervarker: war-eeun (data/content/breton/idioms.json#war-eeun)

  13. a-bep tu

    on every side, everywhere

    Source: Kervarker: tu (data/content/breton/idioms.json#a-bep tu)

  14. kalz a draoù

    a lot of things

    quantifier + partitive a

    Source: Kervarker: kalz (data/content/breton/idioms.json#kalz a draoù)

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